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| Date | Thu, 08 May 2008 05:57:38 +1000 |
John Kieser wrote:
Jonathan,Don't feel bad about being cautious. In time you will learn what is safe, and you will get more nerve. I hate ladders and roof walking to this day, and I've been at it now for ten years. I may or may not have been too cautious a few times, but I'm still here and have no broken bones, so I must be doing something right. I have only had one fall, and that was a time when I didn't feel right about what I was doing. Thankfully, the fall was from my 5 foot step ladder, and the only thing broken was a garden lattice. As for hard to reach windows, I'd recommend getting a Wagtail squeegee. I bought one about 2 months ago, and my only regret is that I didn't buy one sooner. I love anything that gets me off of ladders and roofs, and the Wagtail does just that. It is also great for hard to get to windows in offices and storefronts. One storefront I have has heavy metal frame shelving, with plywood shelves. I used to have to move a bunch of merchandise and 2 shelves just to do 2 windows. It took me about 15 minutes start to finish. It now takes me about 2 minutes with my Wagtail. There is access room from the side of the shelves, but doing a proper job with a standard squeegee was impossible. Now I can do the job from the side without removing any shelves, saving me time and increasing my profit.The Wagtail makes me more money, and makes me a better window cleaner.On 5/5/08, *Jonathan & Tamarah Garrett* <addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed>> wrote:Hello all, I am still fairly new to Window Cleaning, hence I am still building up my equipment (have been learning heaps from everyone). I just did a house on Friday and there was one very difficult window to reach. The window was on the second story, above the garage so impossible to reach just by ladder. In my inexperience I was too scared to climb on top of the garage as the support beams did not look all that strong. Instead I placed the ladder onto the garage and from the ladder used the extension pole. Because of the angle the pole (extended to about 12 - 13 feet, close to horizontal) was extremely heavy and difficult to handle, hence the result was not a high quality clean. Am I just been ridiculous by not getting on top of the garage, or is there a better solution? Thanks for your help. Jonathan Garrett Diamond Window Cleaning Brisbane, Australia. Geoff Shaule wrote: Sarcasm aside Jeff, you may have never tried paying a commission instead of hourly, but if done correctly it can work to the benefit of both the Employer and Employee, many in this group and yours ( AUWC ) have done it with great success!Quality and Safety are the two biggest challenges one will face.The rate needs to be calculated carefully, and all of thethings you mentioned need to be *_accurately_* measured.ThanksGeoffrey D. ShaulePresident G&S Window Washing, Inc. Direct Dial 248.593.8277 Fax 248.435.9405 addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed> <mailto:addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed>> "The bitter taste of poor quality and service remains long after the sweetness of low price has faded away"------------------------------------------------------------------------*From:* addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed> [mailto:addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed>] *On Behalf Of addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed> *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2008 5:05 PM *To:* addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed> *Subject:* Re: [World] question about employee payWe have had the best results by paying our guys 30% of thework they complete.**So after a 30% direct labor rate, plus taxes, insurance,workers comp., marketing, trucks, gasoline, truck insurance, office support, squeegees, buckets, poles, rubbers, razors, soap, etc., etc., etc. what is the % left for your wage and profit?**That way they can hustle or go at a slower pace. **Don't employees always sort of do that anyway? ** If they do not get excellent reviews when we call for qualitychecks, they go back and fix on their own time.**What happens if they get hurt at an "own time" re-do? Youmay want to check the legality of that system.**They come to the office and pick up a truck and paper workevery day or every other day.**So, they have no risk, no exposure, get 30% of every gig,AND get to take a truck home at night? ****Are you hiring?***Jeff KlassFirst Klass Window Cleaning Inc. West Allis Wisconsin addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed> www.firstklasswindowcleaning.com <http://www.firstklasswindowcleaning.com/> <http://www.firstklasswindowcleaning.com/> IWCA Member www.iwca.org <http://www.iwca.org/> <http://www.iwca.org/> Local MBA Member www.mbaonline.org <http://www.mbaonline.org/> <http://www.mbaonline.org/> AUWC Member www.auwc.org <http://www.auwc.org/> <http://www.auwc.org/>_ _AUWC B.O.D. - President Window Cleaning Network Member www.window-cleaning.net/ <http://www.window-cleaning.net/> <http://www.window-cleaning.net/> ServiceMagic member (5 Star Reviews) www.servicemagic.com <http://www.servicemagic.com/> <http://www.servicemagic.com/> Office 414-328-0195 Home 414-328-1077 Cell 414-861-1083 FAX 414-328-0195 The opinions expressed by the poster of this message should be considered solely his opinions, and do not necessarily represent or reflect the opinions or official positions of the AUWC, or any officers of the AUWC * * * *In a message dated 5/5/2008 3:59:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, addressis@removed <mailto:addressis@removed> writes:* *We have had the best results by paying our guys 30% of the work they complete. That way they can hustle or go at a slower pace. If they do not get excellent reviews when we call for quality checks, they go back and fix on their own time. They come to the office and pick up a truck and paper work every day or every other day.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food <http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001>. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1415 - Release Date: 5/5/2008 6:01 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. 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